Monday, March 28, 2011

Shapes and Colors

Thank you to Molly Bradford and Molly Stockdale for all your help with our field trip today! It was a great success and we couldn't have done it without you. Thanks to the other parents who we saw along the way! Awesome job today, kiddos! 




























Theme: Shapes and Colors
Social Learning Goal: Expressing feelings to friends
Academic Learning Goal: Rhyming, letter 'O/o', and phoneme isolation/substitution

Books:
White Rabbits Color Book 
Food for Thought 
Warthogs Paint 
Shapes in Art  


Songs:
"Pink, pink is the color I see If you are wearing pink then show it to me.
Stand up, turn around. Show it to me, and sit right down."

Ariann's Project: Color mixing and graphing, read: Color Dance 


Julie's Project: Tie-dye socks (M-W), colorful abstract paper towel art (F)
Karl'as Project: Tangrams (shape art)







Monday, March 21, 2011

Transportation








Announcement: We are going on a field trip to the Mountain Lion Transfer Station on Wednesday from 9:30-11. We are going to riding the bus around town, and the kiddos are looking forward to it.

Theme: Transportation
Social Learning Goal: Independent problem solving
Academic Learning Goal: Ordering, letter 'Y/y' and 'S/s', phoneme substitution, sound matching

Books:
Six Hogs on a Scooter 
Cool Cars 
The Pigeon Loves things That Go! 
The Pigeon finds a Hot Dog 
Getting There 
Egg Drop 


Ariann's Project: Signs and signals memory, red light/green light

Julie's Project: Counting and graphing cars, and transportation bingo
Karla's Project: Water bottle airplanes






Monday, March 14, 2011

Dr. Seuss

Announcements: We have fun activities planned this whole week!


Monday: PJ Day
Tuesday: Try green eggs and ham 
Wednesday: Bring something in your pocket day 
Thursday: Drink green milk! 
Friday: Wear your favorite shoes and silliest socks! 



Theme: Dr. Seuss
Social Learning Goal: Sharing
Academic Learning Goal: Letter 'S/s' and rhyme

Books:
I am NOT Going to Get Up Today! 
I Always, ALWAYS Get my Way 
Horray for Diffendoofer Day! 
Green Eggs and Ham 
Oh Say Can You Say 
There's a Wocket in My Pocket 
Cat in the Hat 
Lucky Tucker 
The Thinks You Can Think 
Jamie O'Rourk and the Big Potato 
Fox in Sox 
Foot Book 


Ariann's Project: Bartholomew and the Oobleck and making oobleck!

Julie's Project: Gertrude McFuzz and counting feathers, Cooking with Dr Seuss, water globe leprechauns, The Lorax 
Karla's Project: Sneetches (acting)